Better to live forever [Rebirth]

On the Chongyang Festival in September, Li Dashen, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments, dragged his sick body to the court in the morning, and apologized to the emperor and resigned.

His illness was so severe that when he resigned from the court, he collapsed to the ground in front of civil and military officials without waiting for the emperor to respond.The imperial physician checked the pulse again, and the answer was even worse than last time.Li Shangshu is already terminally ill, there is no cure for medicine and stones, and his life cannot be saved, let alone the position of Shangshu?Maybe he took the initiative to resign and wanted to recommend someone to succeed him, but now he has no chance.

The emperor felt very sorry for Li Dashen's imminent death, so he personally inquired about it, and satisfied his request and allowed him to resign and return to his hometown to arrange the funeral.After a few more days of screening, the position of Minister of the Ministry of Punishments was represented by Mu He, the former minister of the Ministry of Justice. Everyone could see that the emperor had a high regard for this acting minister. As long as he did a good job, the position of minister would be in his pocket sooner or later .

Zhu Dingbei watched the situation from the sidelines, and said to Ning Heng: "It seems that Li Dang is very angry at Jia Twelve's death. Li Dashen has been in the Maqian army for so many years, but it's not like he can't even save his life."

"It's not only Jia Twelve's death, but also because he has revealed his identity." Ning Heng said, seeing Zhu Dingbei shrugging his shoulders indifferently, he knew that his emotion just now was just an act, and Li Dashen's ending was early. In his expectation, or in other words, he facilitated it.Otherwise, with so many candidates, how could he have chosen the Ministry of Punishment to let Jia Twelve's real body go?Obviously to tell others that Li Dashen's hidden game has been seen through.

Zhu Dingbei raised his hand and took a sip of tea, and then said: "Ma Yuan is very strict with his study, we tried for a few days but failed to sneak in, so we should find a way to lure him and his people away. Well, Ah Heng, do you think the emperor knows something? He is very gentle towards Ma Yuan in secret. How can he be sure that Ma Yuan is not the person behind the scenes? Who is that man?"

Ning Heng pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't know yet."

The emperor's recent actions have become more and more confusing. I don't know whether he has set up a maze to confuse others, or he has already dug out Ma Yuan's identity and value.

Zhu Dingbei said: "The emperor has used the imperial physician twice recently, and he doesn't know what's wrong with his body. Ah Heng, I'll find a way to get people to—"

"I will handle this matter." Ning Heng interrupted what he was about to say, "Doctor Qin at the Imperial Hospital can always say a few words. Although the emperor's pulse case is confidential, it can be obtained by some means. But It shouldn't be a serious problem, the emperor's rosy complexion is nothing unusual."

Zhu Dingbei nodded. Seeing Ning Heng's relieved look, he couldn't help laughing and said, "What are you thinking about? I'm just worried that his physical condition won't last. To punish these rebellious officials and thieves, he must finally take action." , it would be even more troublesome without him, how could you think that I was expecting him to die? Am I that kind of rebellious person?"

Ning Heng laughed, it was his wrong thinking.

After Zhu Dingbei smiled, he sighed again, "The emperor can't die at this time. The new Xianbei army is like cooking oil in a fire. Without his full support, I'm afraid it will be anticlimactic. The old ghost Li in the household department has complained many times now. It is said that the national treasury is tight. If the emperor is not strong, I am afraid that there will be a lot of discussion. Civil servants, you can’t just sit back and watch the military dominate. weaken."

Zhu's army is fully responsible for the military training, so he doesn't have to worry about the ability of this batch of new troops.It's just that whether they will grow up smoothly, the emperor's support is too important. He understands that if the Emperor Zhenyuan's strong government is not his own word, the new army will have great changes.What's more, he looked at it coldly, none of the princes below were really successful, and they all set their sights on the one-third of an acre of land on the throne. Who cares about the common people?When the time comes, they will definitely be made things difficult by civil and military courtiers—after being suppressed by Emperor Zhenyuan for so long, it is strange that they do not find some sense of presence in front of the new emperor, and the new army of Xianbei Mansion is obviously these civil servants. The first target to attack.

If there is something wrong with the emperor, he will be worried.

Ning Heng understood that Zhu Dingbei could see how much effort Zhu Dingbei had put into the Xianbei new army, and he had already drawn up many plans for the new army's future use. , I'm afraid he will regret it for the rest of his life.

Zhu Dingbei was planning to use the emperor's hand to lure Ma Yuan and others away, but when he learned that Lou Laoshangshu was sick at the mansion, he was worried and rushed to visit.

"Eternal life has come."

Lou Shangshu's complexion looked healthy, but a little tired, and he smiled when he saw Zhu Dingbei's peaceful face.

"How does Grandpa Lou feel? Now is the time when the weather is changing. Wind chill is not a minor illness. Does the doctor have any explanation?" Zhu Dingbei looked around, took off the cloak on the screen and put it on him.

Lou Shangshu put down the book in his hand, looked at Zhu Dingbei benevolently, and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, it's just that there is a lot of chaos coming in from the imperial court. Two days. By the way, I also received a letter from Brother An Ning yesterday, saying that they have researched another ingenious thing. The two of them are in Xianbei. I can rest assured that you will take care of me. In the future, I will... have brothers With care and support from friends, the old man can feel at ease."

It was not the first time Zhu Dingbei heard his remarks like this, he smiled helplessly: "Grandpa Lou, you can just tell me what you said, if An Ning hears it, she will definitely cry and play tricks on you, Even Ankang will have to be angry for a few days, don't say it's a habit, and you will leak it in front of them in the future."

Lou Shangshu's smile deepened when he heard this, he said: "It's okay, I can't cure these two brats?"

While talking, the old housekeeper of the Lou family personally brought tea and snacks. Zhu Dingbei asked him about Lou Shangshu's condition, and he was relieved when he learned that it was really all right.Lou Shangshu dismissed the butler, and turned to Zhu Dingbei: "My good boy, you just happened to come today, I have something to trouble you."

Speaking, Lou Shangshu took out an unsealed letter from under the pillow and handed it to him.

Seeing that the envelope was sealed with lacquer, Zhu Dingbei asked, "Are you going to send it to Ankang and the others?"

Lou Shangshu said with a smile: "It's a list. Yesterday my grandson always said in his letter that he missed Luo Jing's good things, so I made a list of the things I always like to play with. I didn't want to be sick, and the housekeeper couldn't get away. I don’t worry about the rough hands and feet of the subordinates, and you know their brother’s preferences best, if there is something missing on the list, I will add something to them, and I will send it to them with the payment team of the Ministry of War.”

"Grandpa Lou dotes on them too much..."

Zhu Dingbei was about to pull out the letter paper, but when he didn't want to, Lou Shangshu gently grabbed his wrist, and heard him say: "You, a grandfather like me, knows their preferences. I can't be more relieved if I leave it to you." gone."

Zhu Dingbei was stunned for a moment, and when he gave up taking out the letterhead, Lou Shangshu patted the back of his hand and let go.

Lou Shangshu talked to him a lot about the housework, and the old housekeeper came up to ask Lord Zhenbei if he would keep the meal. Seeing that Zhu Dingbei agreed, he happily went to the kitchen and asked people to make more dishes that Lord Zhenbei liked to eat. .

On the same day, Zhu Dingbei took out the envelope again on the carriage back home, it depends on whether he thought of something and let it go again, and he took out the letter paper when he arrived at the study in the small courtyard of the Zhenbeihou Mansion.

Looking at the content on the letter paper, Zhu Dingbei's pupils shrank, and he froze in place suddenly.

After a long time, Shui Sheng who brought hot tea saw his distraught appearance, and then he was shocked to regain his mind, "Master Hou, what's wrong with you?"

Zhu Dingbei put the letter back into the envelope, shook his head at him, but still pressed his lips tightly to let Shuisheng know that something must have happened to the master, and he was enduring the overwhelming anger or lost his sense of proportion.After a while, Zhu Dingbei opened his mouth and said: "Go and invite Lord Changxin to come to the house."

Ning Heng was called into the palace by the emperor today because of the shortage of food this year.

When he arrived, Li Tao, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, had not yet left. He was biting the bullet and said: "...the supply of food and grass is too large. This year is not a good year. If there is a rain in various places next year, let's go. If there is something wrong, I am afraid I will not be able to provide disaster relief. .”

Ning Heng was about to salute, but Emperor Zhenyuan interrupted him and said, "Mr. Changxin, excuse me." With a look of tiredness on his brows, he turned his head and asked Dongsheng eunuch to show Ning Heng the memorial submitted by the household department.Ning Heng took it from the eunuch Dongsheng. If you look closely, it is almost the same as what he guessed. This year, Jiangnan and the Central Plains were hit by drought, and the food was not abundant. Excessive, ask for some reduction, and save the part of the food and grass that is reserved for disaster relief.

After seeing him finish reading, the emperor asked, "What do you think, Lord Changxin?"

"Report to Your Majesty, the Xianbei new army is the emperor's teacher, and the elite of Dajing will naturally receive preferential treatment. However, the lack of food and fine food for all officials mentioned by the Ministry of Household Affairs is also a problem."

Ning Heng analyzed the concerns of the Ministry of Household Affairs in an orderly manner, and finally said that the Ning government is willing to allocate granaries in various places. The court can exchange old grains from last year with new rice and fine grains from the granaries of the Ning family. However, those who buy and sell new rice and fine grains have always been rich and noble families. They can only see the current situation clearly, so they will only be vigilant. If there is a disaster in the coming year, it can be regarded as saying hello to them in advance and preparing filial money for disaster relief.

So everyone is happy, the emperor doesn't care if the household department and the officials are satisfied with the result, and Ning Heng doesn't even care.

When he left the palace, he was told by Uncle Ning that Zhenbei Houfu had an invitation, so he went directly to Zhu's house.Without further ado, Zhu Dingbei handed the letter to Ning Heng. Ning Heng frowned after reading it.

This is a list with the names of several ministers in the DPRK written on it. If it is not for the people in the game, they will not understand what this list represents.

Most of the above people are also suspected of Zhu Dingbei and Ning Heng, such as Sicheng Zhao Zhijing who has been replaced by Ning Heng in the Ministry of War.There are also some that Zhu Dingbei and Ning Heng have checked but have not ruled out the suspicion, such as this one, He Xianyi, the left servant of the household department.

But what really shocked them was the first name on the list.

Lou Ning.

Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Lou Jingzhi.